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19 Questions They Should Ask Democrats at the Second Presidential Debate
Here's how to get some tension and drama in the second Democratic presidential debates.
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Mike Pompeo Is Donald Trump's De Facto Intelligence Czar
The secretary of state is supposed to be a customer of the intelligence community, not its master.
Ohio Republicans Balked at a Nuclear Bailout, so the Industry Elected New Republicans — and Walked Away With $1.1 Billion
A newly elected state legislature, backed by a dark-money effort linked primarily to the nuclear industry, overcame years of opposition to pass the bailout.
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Congress and the Press Should Pick Up Where Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Left Off
The anticlimactic end of the Trump-Russia investigation is partly due to decades of bitter political battles over what powers to grant special prosecutors.
The War on Immigrants
In Letter to ICE, Sen. Chuck Grassley Joins Call for Answers on Solitary Confinement
Sens. Chuck Grassley and Richard Blumenthal are demanding answers from ICE, citing an ICIJ and Intercept investigation into its use of solitary confinement.
As Puerto Rico Erupts in Protests and Governor Resigns, “La Junta” Eyes More Power
While la junta and its supporters have painted the Puerto Rican government as financially irresponsible, the board itself is no paragon of fiscal restraint.
Activists Camped at Hawaii’s Mauna Kea Face Government Opposition as They Attempt to Block Telescope Construction on Sacred Land
Gov. David Ige gave law enforcement more authority to remove activists and ensure delivery of materials to the Thirty Meter Telescope construction site.
Key Moments From Robert Mueller's Congressional Testimony
Updates and video highlights from the testimony of Robert Mueller, the former special counsel, to the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee.
Joe Biden’s New Foreign Policy Adviser Supported Iraq War and Dubbed Edward Snowden a “Traitor”
Nicholas Burns worked under presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush before leaving public service and becoming a lobbyist.
Climate Activists From Extinction Rebellion Glued Themselves to the Capitol to Disrupt House Votes
Protesters, who were glued for more than two hours, called for the immediate passage of a joint resolution to declare a climate emergency.